tear-and-a-half

Updated: May 28, 2025

He told her in confidence that "Profess-or Frowenfel'" was the best man in the world; but she boldly said, taking pains to speak with a tear-and-a-half of genuine gratitude, "Egcep' Monsieur Honoré Grandissime," and he assented, at first with hesitation and then with ardor.

George Washington Cable - The Grandissimes